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A 1700 km road trip with an electric vehicle (Kia EV3)
Ever since I watched the movie Mindwalk, I always wanted to visit Mont Saint Michel in Normandy, France. A trip to this beautiful tidal island transits via multiple cities and stops, and can take long if relying only on buses or trains. On the other hand, driving myself to Mont Saint Michel will save a…
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Finland in November
Finland was one of the most unique experiences that I was fortunate enough to share with my wife and my parents. For this blog post, I would just like to share some pictures with captions and let them do all the talking. Helsinki click on the picture to enlarge Rovaniemi click on the picture to…
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A weekend getaway to Côte d’Opale, France
Cap Blanc-Nez Côte d’Opale could be a perfect weekend getaway if you live within driving distance to the north of France. The coast offers something for everyone, popular beaches, isolated beaches, nature hikes, good food, good wine, a lot of history, proximity to metropolises like Brussels, London and Paris and much more. It could even…
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My experiments on using washing machine more economically and ecologically
Photo by PlanetCare on Unsplash Introduction Anecdotal data based on conversations with some of my friends suggested that their electricity bill had doubled to what was expected. In Oct 2022, the inflation in Belgium was peaking a 10-year high at 12.2% [1]. However, it was not until January-February 2023, that many of my friends received…
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Moving to Brussels
After living in the small Belgian university town of Leuven for about 8 years, in August of 2023 I was moving to the capital city Brussels. In those 8 years of living in Belgium, I had moved thrice within Leuven, and now, this was my fourth move but out of Leuven – to Brussels. I…
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The first road trip to the tiny Belgian town of Spa
The first thing to know is that I am not the adventurous type. Unlike Dwight, danger is not my middle name and I do not possess ‘unagi’ like Ross to be prepared for any danger that may befall. So, soon after I got my Belgian driving license, my first road trip was to the tiny…
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The journey to obtain a driving license in Flanders, Belgium
Cover picture credit: Anvesh The ease to obtain a driving license varies from country to country. My first driving license in India for a motor bike or for a car was a smooth process, so much that I don’t really remember it anymore. I moved to Belgium in 2015, but until 2021 I never felt…
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